The Intraoral and Extraoral Exam
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

• State eight objectives of the intraoral and head and neck examinations.
• List the sequence of performing a total oral cancer examination.
• List prime areas for the development of oral cancer.
• Describe four adjunct tests or devices and procedures that may be performed in conjunction with the oral cancer examination.
• Discuss reasons for using an adjunct device when performing an oral cancer examination.
• List five descriptors important for accurately documenting oral lesions.
• List four risk factors for the development of oral cancer.
• Define the term “professional delay.”
• List three reasons why a patient may present with “patient delay.”
• Identify and define the three general classification categories most examination findings can be placed into.